Swimming Club Celebration 1896
Three newspaper extracts describing the events of 2nd July 1896, when the recently formed Newport Bathing Association was inaugurated. The Braes were of course packed with people, the bathing pavilion and the surrounding area were decorated with flags, and the Mars band played all afternoon and into the evening. Spectators enjoyed swimming displays and an entertaining duck hunt, and a splendid afternoon tea was served. A new medal was presented to the club by the president Mr Malcolm. The Bathing Association was the reincarnation of the earlier Newport Swimming Club, and indeed this new association would soon be known by that name too.
Date of creation
July 1896Date of coverage
July 1896Place
Newport-on-Tay, Tay StreetContributor
Angie LivingstoneLicense
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
NOT.1472Format
Newspaper cutting (100)
Area
Newport (1194)
Subject
Newport Braes (26)
Swimming (9)
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